Hindi
Cinematographers in Kerala slam producer’s statement
MUMBAI: The Cinematographers of Union of Malayalam Cinema (CUMAC) have come down heavily against the statement of a producer that the director and cameraman were responsible for the commercial failure of a Malayalam film.
Vaisakha Rajan, the concerned producer of Padmasree Dr Saroj Kumar, had alleged the “incompetence” of director Sajin Raghavan and cameraman S Kumar was responsible for the failure of his film.
According to Rajan, he had also suffered a loss of Rs 7.5 million as the film could not be completed within the scheduled time period of 50 days. As a result, the shooting had to be extended to 70 days.
Sunny Joseph, president of CUMAC, has said that the derogatory statements against a cinematographer of repute S Kumar by the producer was most unfortunate.
In its demand that the producer withdraw his statement, the CUMAC has approached the state Film Producers Association and Film Employees Federation of Kerala in this regard.
Kumar, a senior cinematographer, has worked in several films in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam films for more than 30 years.
Hindi
Dhurandhar the revenge storms past Rs 1,000 crore in a week, rewrites box office records
Aditya Dhar’s spy thriller sets fastest run to Rs 1,000 crore with record-breaking weekday hold
MUMBAI: The box office has a new juggernaut—and it is moving at breakneck speed. Dhurandhar the revenge has smashed past the Rs 1,000 crore mark worldwide in just a week, clocking a staggering Rs 1,088 crore and resetting the rules of the blockbuster game.
Backed by Jio Studios and B62 Studios, and directed by Aditya Dhar, the spy action sequel opened to the biggest weekend ever for an Indian film globally—and then refused to slow down. Unlike typical tentpole releases that taper off after Sunday, this one powered through the weekdays with rare muscle, posting Rs 64 crore on Monday, Rs 58 crore on Tuesday, Rs 49 crore on Wednesday and Rs 53 crore on Thursday.
The numbers stack up to a formidable first-week haul. India collections stand at Rs 690 crore nett and Rs 814 crore gross, while overseas markets have chipped in Rs 274 crore, taking the worldwide total to Rs 1,088 crore in just eight days.
The film’s opening weekend alone delivered Rs 466 crore, laying the foundation for what is now being billed as the fastest climb to the Rs 1,000 crore club in Indian cinema. Every single day of its first week has set fresh benchmarks, from the highest opening weekend to the strongest weekday hold—metrics that typically separate hits from phenomena.
A sequel to the earlier hit Dhurandhar, the film has not just built on its predecessor’s momentum but obliterated previous records, emerging as the biggest global blockbuster run by an Indian film to date.
At this pace, the film is not merely riding a wave—it is creating one.
